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How can consumers advocate for a climate-smart and local farm-centered 2023 Farm Bill?

It can be easy to get discouraged these days. Everywhere we look, there are signs of a struggling planet and, often, it’s difficult to see a clear path to an effectual response. 2022 may well eclipse recent years as the hottest on record. Rainfall has alternated between being absent or violent in Pennsylvania, one of

October 31, 2022

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Revolutionary Heroes: Finding value in construction waste is cheaper than throwing it away

Avi Golen & Jon Wybar: Waste WarriorsGiven Philadelphia’s revolutionary past, it’s no surprise the city is at the forefront of a revolution in sustainability. Or that a company called Revolution Recovery would be in the vanguard.

November 20, 2013

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Dumpster Diverters: Company keeps construction debris out of landfills for more than 40 years

If you’ve ever passed by a renovation or construction site, you’ve probably noticed the dumpsters crammed full of drywall, two-by-fours, metal, glass, plastic and other waste materials. But have you ever wondered where those materials go? Too often, it’s the landfill. For the past 40 years, Richard S. Burns and Company has made it their

November 19, 2013

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Air Patrol: City agency is on the front lines of the fight for clean air

photo courtesy of Flickr user techfunIf there’s a strange odor on your block, unidentified smoke billowing out of an industrial area, or a diesel truck idling for hours and filling the air with exhaust, who are you going to call? The city’s Air Management Services, that’s who. As the enforcers of city, state and federal

November 19, 2013

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Clearing the Air: Council uses the law to defend clean air

Clean Air Council Executive Director Joseph Otis Minott, Esq.Ever since the Clean Air Act came into being in 1963, there have been forces trying to subvert it. Since 1967, the Clean Air Council (CAC) has been fighting back, relentlessly defending the tenets of the act on behalf of the citizens of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New

November 18, 2013

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Smart House hosts a Smart Affair, at a Smart Price for Grid Readers

The event will take place at Drexel’s Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, home of the largest living biowall on the continent.On Nov. 22, the dynamic Drexel Smart House (DSH) hosts The Smart Affair, an evening of fundraising for the award-winning student-led experiment in sustainable urban living innovations, and Grid readers get in for half price. The

November 18, 2013

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Fresh Air: Parents protect clean air through nap-time activism

Moms and dads show up in force for a climate rally at Love ParkKeeping families healthy, safe and strong is a big part of being a parent. Moms Clean Air Force (MCAF), a nonprofit with local chapters in eight states, is a powerful parental ally, harnessing the energy of parental love and directing it toward

November 18, 2013

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Fluid Dynamics: Designer’s integrated approach keeps everyone happy

Andropogon renderings for Lower Venice Island integrated use project.The fate of Lower Venice Island, a five-acre stretch of land between the Schuylkill River and the Manayunk Canal, was hanging in the balance. It was destined to become either home to a sewer overflow tank for the Philadelphia Water Department, or a recreational space for the

November 15, 2013

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Fresh Water: Stormwater engineers mix disciplines by design

Meliora Design’s multidisciplinary team of engineers works with clients ranging from the Philadelphia Zoo to the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, harnessing a range of technologies like rain gardens and porous asphalt to manage stormwater. “You don’t get to sustainable design with one discipline — it’s an integrated process,” says Meliora founder Michele Adams. “We’re engineers

November 15, 2013

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At Mannington Mills, Sustainability Runs in the Family

Flooring product being recycled at Mannington's facility in New JerseyFlooring can make a huge impact on the design of a room. But the materials floors are made from - wood, tile, or vinyl – can impact the planet, as well, and often not in a good way. There can be a lot of toxic stuff

November 14, 2013

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Back to the Future

Virtually indestructible, beautiful and sustainable to boot. In the world of building materials, that’s a powerful combination of traits, something you would expect from something cutting edge, like ...linoleum. Once considered passé and now marking its 150 anniversary, linoleum is finding new popularity as a natural flooring product made from the renewable materials like solidified

November 14, 2013

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